Current Affairs · August 2026
TNPSC current affairs for August 2026, grouped by day.
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu signs Japan job pact with Ehime-Nissan for ITI graduates; 132 government ITIs and 95% placement reported
SchemesThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
PMFBY for Kharif 2026 in Villupuram: notified crops, insurers and premium rates
Tamil NaduThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu HR&CE identifies 254 dilapidated temples for restoration; ₹220 crore plan and 285 temple tanks
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu handloom day 2026: Kalaivanar Arangam exhibition, Co-optex ‘Vettri Thari’ outlet and ₹22.25 lakh awards
- Tamil Nadu Assembly Mekedatu resolution, Section 4 of Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, and HC notice
- CWMA upholds 3,500 cusecs Cauvery release to Tamil Nadu; key water-dispute body and dates for TNPSC
- Lok Sabha passes MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to curb payment delays
- Supreme Court to test DPDP Act impact on RTI and investigative journalism
- Supreme Court examines 2023 CEC appointment law and PM-led selection panel
- Supreme Court orders district-wise prison oversight boards and caste-data reporting to NCRB
- Madras High Court Full Bench: caste certificate verification can continue after retirement
- Tamil Nadu extends regularisation deadline for unapproved layouts till 30 June 2027
- India’s R&D spending crosses 0.8% of GDP in 2021-22; private industry becomes majority contributor by 2023-24
- India’s Arun Vasu elected Asian Surfing Federation president in 2026
- Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay’s first Chennai Metro ride and Phase II review in July 2026
NationalThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras High Court permits police complaint against TASMAC staff for excess money collection
NationalThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras High Court directs TASMAC to issue bills for every liquor bottle and enforce queue system
NationalThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras High Court allows TASMAC customers to file police complaints for excess collection; bill issuance made mandatory
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Puducherry Assembly to meet on August 24, 2026; Lieutenant Governor’s address and budget presentation scheduled
- Puducherry security tightened for Amit Shah visit and President’s Colour award ceremony
- India-China WMCC talks on LAC, border management and trans-border rivers
- India and China hold WMCC talks on LAC, border management and trans-border rivers
- Lok Sabha clears MSME Development Amendment Bill, 2026 to speed up delayed payment recovery
- Supreme Court to decide Tamil Nadu’s power to extend reservation to Muslim converts from backward classes
- RBI’s renewed licensing policy for urban cooperative banks: key facts, history and regulation
- Supreme Court to decide Tamil Nadu’s quota policy for Muslim converts from backward classes
- Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution on Central tax devolution: fiscal federalism, equity and State share
- Madras High Court seeks Tamil Nadu government reply on petition to lift toddy ban
- NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir complete ISS spacewalk for solar-array upgrade
- HAL Bengaluru airport first in India to use RNP CAT H helicopter approach procedure
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: key education, school and anti-drug schemes with major allocations
EconomyHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: Solar panel subsidy up to ₹1 lakh, smart meters and power sector allocations
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: Vetri Veedu scheme, ₹3,500 crore for 70,000 houses and key rural welfare allocations
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27: 100% crop insurance, ₹4,000 organic farming incentive and new millet missions
- Maharashtra bans analogue paneer for 1 year under Food Safety law; 35.4% samples failed standards
- Bihar Cabinet approves PPP operation of 16 medical colleges, sports science centre and AMRUT 2.0 water projects
- Railway Board makes bedrolls mandatory for RAC passengers in AC coaches
- Supreme Court order on uninsured vehicles: fuel denial, Section 146 and 2018 third-party cover norms
- South States Chief Ministers’ Conference at Kovalam on August 19-20, 2026
- Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: ₹560 crore for Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram scheme, fisheries and river-linking allocations
- Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: Health, tourism and HR&CE allocations with mobile geriatric care and temple restoration
- Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: Right to Service Act, AI-based governance and PDS expansion
- Tamil Nadu 2026-27 budget: Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli to be space industry investment zones
- Chennai budget 2026-27: 1 lakh new houses, CMDA AI portal and ₹29,863 crore for urban services
- RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%; growth revised to 6.7% and inflation to 5%
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker hears AIADMK defection complaint against four former MLAs
NationalThe Hindu - Economy
FSSAI action on liquor makers: key rules on flavouring, age claims and labelling under 2018 regulations
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Chennai Open 2026 women’s tennis: TN govt sanctions ₹10 crore for November event at Nungambakkam
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu inaugurates ₹1,027.49 crore completed works in health, higher education, urban administration and housing
- Supreme Court directs RBI to frame 4-week guidelines on bank accounts linked to digital frauds
- Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: TVK government to present maiden Budget amid ₹13.18 lakh crore debt white paper
- Gaza 2026: 112 bodies recovered from 2023 strike, mass funeral highlights war toll and ceasefire impact
- Nepal border unrest ends: July 2026 curfew lifted in Koshi, Madhesh and Siraha districts
- Mumbai police salary fraud: 10 fake employees, ₹6.41 crore siphoned through payroll manipulation
- NEET OMR sheet mismatch case reaches Supreme Court; students seek urgent hearing
Tamil NaduThe Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras High Court on station bail, FIR sections and PMLA joint trial in two Tamil Nadu cases
NationalHindu Tamil Thisai
India brings back 274 fugitive offenders from 36 countries in 2019-2026, says MHA
Science TechnologyThe Hindu - Science
Hiroshima blast debris reveals new alloy, showing nuclear events can create novel materials
InternationalThe Hindu - National
India invites Bangladesh PM Rahman to BRICS outreach session as BIMSTEC chair
- Cauvery water reaches Hogenakkal after Kabini release; inflow touches 18,000 cusecs
- TN Open University extends 2026-27 admissions deadline to September 15
- Chennai Open 2026: Tamil Nadu allocates ₹10 crore for women’s tennis championship
- Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: key changes for FDI, data centres and REITs/InvITs
- Tamil Nadu SC/ST Development Council approves 2026-27 action plan with ₹5,903.51 crore for SC welfare
- Tamil Nadu finances in 2026-27: revenue growth, central transfers and SOTR trends
- Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake seeks national consensus on new Constitution and provincial polls
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Dheeran Chinnamalai memorial day tribute by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay: freedom struggle, East India Company resistance, 221st remembrance
NationalThe Hindu - National
Karnataka SIR: 16 districts cross 12% ASDDO; migration and documentation gaps flagged
InternationalThe Hindu - International
Aung San Suu Kyi meets ICRC representative in Naypyitaw amid detention since 2021 coup
InternationalThe Hindu - International
Japan-U.S. joint yen intervention: 2011-style coordinated currency action and BOJ rate-watch
- U.S.-Iran de-escalation, Strait of Hormuz talks and OPEC+ output hike move global oil prices
- Taipei Open 2026: Tanvi Sharma wins women’s singles title at Super 300 event
- Supreme Court petition seeks recovery of 3,000 Indian idols smuggled abroad
- Madras High Court grants conditional bail to DMK MLA Markandeyan in July 2026 threat case
- Chennai to begin home delivery of ration supplies for senior citizens and persons with disabilities from August 4, 2026
- VCK MP raises issue of derogatory caste names in Census; cites 1922 Madras Presidency order and SC/ST Act
- Parliament Monsoon Session 2026: Indian Statistical Institute Bill and Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill listed
- July 2026 GST collection rises to ₹2.11 lakh crore; IGST-led growth and state-wise trends
- Commonwealth Weightlifting 2026: Mirabai Chanu, Lovepreet Singh and Bindyarani Devi receive airport welcome after medals
- Supreme Court to urgently hear plea on accountability for July 20 violence linked to NEET-UG protests
- Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026 proposes federations for multi-association complexes
SportsHindu Tamil Thisai
Tejaswin Shankar wins India’s first Commonwealth decathlon medal in Glasgow 2026
InternationalThe Hindu - International
U.S.-Israel Iran strike pause and Hormuz Strait demand: West Asia escalation, August 2026
EconomyHindu Tamil Thisai
Commercial LPG cylinder price cut in Chennai; Delhi 19-kg cylinder falls to ₹2,738 in August 2026
Tamil NaduHindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu allocates ₹11 crore to shift the Chief Minister’s office to Namakkal Kavignar Maligai
- Vande Bharat used to transport a donated heart 250 km from Surat to Ahmedabad for a successful transplant
- Petroleum Ministry says 20% ethanol blending helped avoid petrol prices touching ₹125 per litre during Iran war
- Andhra’s Bhogapuram airport, named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, opened with ₹4,727 crore project; India’s airport count rose to 166
- Tanvi Sharma reaches Taipei Open Super 300 women’s singles final in Taipei City
- Unnati Sharma wins bronze in women’s 63 kg judo at CWG 2026 in Glasgow
- Western U.S. heat dome on Aug 1, 2026: record temperatures, wildfire risk and NWS warnings
- Colombia truck bomb near Cucuta before Aug 7, 2026 inauguration: ELN blamed, 14 injured
- U.S. Justice Department subpoenas NYT journalist Matthew Cole in North Korea leak probe
- Peru Nazca Lines tourist plane crash: 13 killed, airline Aerodiana and investigation details
- Dharmapuram Aadheenam’s Thirumurai mobile app effort praised by Nirmala Sitharaman in Chennai
- Adani Group donates ₹11 crore for Assam flood relief and rehabilitation in 2026
SchemesHindu Tamil Thisai
Union Cabinet clears ₹5,070 crore floating solar plants and ₹84,084 crore Samudra Manthan; PM-KISAN extended to 2030-31
InternationalThe Hindu - International
U.S.-Iran tensions over Strait of Hormuz and July 2026 truce collapse
InternationalHindu Tamil Thisai
BRICS 2026: Xi Jinping may visit India for Delhi summit amid India-China thaw
NationalHindu Tamil Thisai
CBI case on Nokia officials over ₹19.33 crore EPFO fraud using 94 fake PF accounts
- Delhi court sentences 5, including ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, to life in Ankit Sharma murder case
- High Court extends stay on by-election notification for 5 Tamil Nadu constituencies until Aug 24
- Tamil Nadu Forest Department gets new head A. Udhayan; snake-rescue training for 50+ fire personnel
- Special audit ordered on Palani sub-registrar Justin Manikandan’s records after land irregularity allegations
- Madras High Court orders eviction of encroachments on ₹1,000 crore temple lands in Dharmapuri within 12 weeks
- Tamil Nadu allocates ₹340 crore for drinking water, water-source improvement and crop support in August 2026
- Varsha Ashok Aglawe becomes first woman Director General of Geological Survey of India in 176 years
- TN school education department plans recruitment of 2,000 graduate teachers through TRB in 2026
- Kyiv attack in August 2026 kills 4 as Russia intensifies long-range strikes on Ukraine
- Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala freed after 15-year money-laundering sentence was quashed
- Commercial LPG prices cut in August 2026; Delhi and Kolkata rates revised, domestic LPG unchanged